The "S**t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread (Vol 6)
Discussion
I fear I might be featured in one of these compilations soon... Came across a DCW Saturday night driving home from an event and whilst on a dual carriageway noticed they had a dashcam in the middle of the windscreen. They were doing near 30mph in an NSL so I got into the right lane to overtake and did exactly that. They flashed me multiple times. Other slow dawdlers have flashed furiously too after being overtaken.in the past.
What is up with these slow drivers that they don't like being overtaken?
What is up with these slow drivers that they don't like being overtaken?
robbiekhan said:
What is up with these slow drivers that they don't like being overtaken?
Classic Dunning-Kruger - they're rubbish drivers, but think they're good. Anyone going faster is both a lunatic for driving too fast and a direct challenge to their self esteem.Pet bugbear at the moment is lane discipline - driving an hour home on the motorway yesterday afternoon, I lost count of how many cars just sit in the wrong lane without caring. I nearly got side-swiped by a T5 camper which cut into the middle lane on joining the near-empty motorway (just me and him for hundreds of yards separation)
mac96 said:
giantdefy said:
juggsy said:
Smacko said:
This Bugatti that crashed into an ambulance story that’s doing the rounds, what the hell
Link?Very sad all around.
I figured it was a classic as soon as I heard the Bugatti driver was dead...the Veyron is very solidly built.
Funk said:
The 'middle-lane-moron' thing pisses me off too. I make a huge point of sweeping out from L1 to L3 around them and right back to L1 as soon as it's reasonably safe; often I'll see them get the message and move L2 > L1 in the mirror...
I do the same, but very rarely see any response....I'm getting tempted to 'orbit them' to see if that works (overtake in L3, move to L1, slow down until behind them again, move to L3, repeat as necessary...)
havoc said:
I do the same, but very rarely see any response.
...I'm getting tempted to 'orbit them' to see if that works (overtake in L3, move to L1, slow down until behind them again, move to L3, repeat as necessary...)
They would just think to themselves "Look at me! I'm the one with mass now!" ...I'm getting tempted to 'orbit them' to see if that works (overtake in L3, move to L1, slow down until behind them again, move to L3, repeat as necessary...)
havoc said:
mac96 said:
giantdefy said:
juggsy said:
Smacko said:
This Bugatti that crashed into an ambulance story that’s doing the rounds, what the hell
Link?Very sad all around.
I figured it was a classic as soon as I heard the Bugatti driver was dead...the Veyron is very solidly built.
Mr Miata said:
bunchofkeys said:
The biggest pile of useless DCW morons ever. How f
king infuriating.
Only one of the dashcammers were to blame, because she slowed down on the dual carriage way. king infuriating. It looked like most of the videoclips were cut up by other people (its amazing how many don't know who has right of way on a roundabout), very dangerous overtakes or someone else crashed.
Krikkit said:
robbiekhan said:
What is up with these slow drivers that they don't like being overtaken?
Classic Dunning-Kruger - they're rubbish drivers, but think they're good. Anyone going faster is both a lunatic for driving too fast and a direct challenge to their self esteem.Pet bugbear at the moment is lane discipline - driving an hour home on the motorway yesterday afternoon, I lost count of how many cars just sit in the wrong lane without caring. I nearly got side-swiped by a T5 camper which cut into the middle lane on joining the near-empty motorway (just me and him for hundreds of yards separation)
robemcdonald said:
What’s that got to do with Dunning-Kruger? Isn’t that when people are too stupid to realise they’re idiots?
This should've been the relevant bit 
Krikkit said:
robbiekhan said:
What is up with these slow drivers that they don't like being overtaken?
Classic Dunning-Kruger - they're rubbish drivers, but think they're good. Anyone going faster is both a lunatic for driving too fast and a direct challenge to their self esteem.Funk said:
The 'middle-lane-moron' thing pisses me off too. I make a huge point of sweeping out from L1 to L3 around them and right back to L1 as soon as it's reasonably safe; often I'll see them get the message and move L2 > L1 in the mirror...
I tried that multiple times yesterday, didn't work once. I'm nervous about undertaking for fear of dashcammers reporting me, but it often seems the safest course if you've got space to move left in case they try something stupid.Sticks. said:
trackdemon said:
"How many parties there failed to use their duty to avoid"
1: the caravaner, the only one who changed lanes into a vehicle, literally driving into the truck. Not that you'll agree, because your position is always contrary and victim blaming.
1: the caravaner, the only one who changed lanes into a vehicle, literally driving into the truck. Not that you'll agree, because your position is always contrary and victim blaming.
trackdemon said:
....The truck could have conceded the space, but why should he?....
Because he has a duty of care to avid an accident. trackdemon said:
Eh? He was driving along in a straight line, in the correct lane. The Caravaner caused the accident. The caravaner is the one who changed direction. Is there some reason you cannot see that, or are you like saaby just determined to be contrary and victim blame?
I can't speak for anyone else, but here is how I see this one...In the real world, out on the roads, a thinking driver will make allowances for cretins from time to time, in order to keep the traffic flowing and avoid accidents. The truck driver, whilst having the moral high ground, had the choice to do the sensible thing and avoid an accident. Instead, he chose to close up the gap and plow on as the caravan pillock did the same. It could all have been avoided, the junction kept open, and hundreds of drivers not been significantly delayed. Both drivers had that choice and made a poorer one. paulguitar said:
trackdemon said:
Eh? He was driving along in a straight line, in the correct lane. The Caravaner caused the accident. The caravaner is the one who changed direction. Is there some reason you cannot see that, or are you like saaby just determined to be contrary and victim blame?
I can't speak for anyone else, but here is how I see this one...In the real world, out on the roads, a thinking driver will make allowances for cretins from time to time, in order to keep the traffic flowing and avoid accidents. The truck driver, whilst having the moral high ground, had the choice to do the sensible thing and avoid an accident. Instead, he chose to close up the gap and plow on as the caravan pillock did the same. It could all have been avoided, the junction kept open, and hundreds of drivers not been significantly delayed. Both drivers had that choice and made a poorer one. ker drives right into the truck. Could the truck have braked to make a space? Of course. But why is nobody crowing about the caravaner, they could just have waited, took the next gap, carried on to the next junction etc? It was them that made a mistake/was taking the piss so it's incumbent on them to fix the problem, not anyone else. Stop blaming the trucker and theorize what the caravaner should/could have done to avoid the situation..... trackdemon said:
paulguitar said:
trackdemon said:
Eh? He was driving along in a straight line, in the correct lane. The Caravaner caused the accident. The caravaner is the one who changed direction. Is there some reason you cannot see that, or are you like saaby just determined to be contrary and victim blame?
I can't speak for anyone else, but here is how I see this one...In the real world, out on the roads, a thinking driver will make allowances for cretins from time to time, in order to keep the traffic flowing and avoid accidents. The truck driver, whilst having the moral high ground, had the choice to do the sensible thing and avoid an accident. Instead, he chose to close up the gap and plow on as the caravan pillock did the same. It could all have been avoided, the junction kept open, and hundreds of drivers not been significantly delayed. Both drivers had that choice and made a poorer one. ker drives right into the truck. Could the truck have braked to make a space? Of course. But why is nobody crowing about the caravaner, they could just have waited, took the next gap, carried on to the next junction etc? It was them that made a mistake/was taking the piss so it's incumbent on them to fix the problem, not anyone else. Stop blaming the trucker and theorize what the caravaner should/could have done to avoid the situation..... 
paulguitar said:
trackdemon said:
paulguitar said:
trackdemon said:
Eh? He was driving along in a straight line, in the correct lane. The Caravaner caused the accident. The caravaner is the one who changed direction. Is there some reason you cannot see that, or are you like saaby just determined to be contrary and victim blame?
I can't speak for anyone else, but here is how I see this one...In the real world, out on the roads, a thinking driver will make allowances for cretins from time to time, in order to keep the traffic flowing and avoid accidents. The truck driver, whilst having the moral high ground, had the choice to do the sensible thing and avoid an accident. Instead, he chose to close up the gap and plow on as the caravan pillock did the same. It could all have been avoided, the junction kept open, and hundreds of drivers not been significantly delayed. Both drivers had that choice and made a poorer one. ker drives right into the truck. Could the truck have braked to make a space? Of course. But why is nobody crowing about the caravaner, they could just have waited, took the next gap, carried on to the next junction etc? It was them that made a mistake/was taking the piss so it's incumbent on them to fix the problem, not anyone else. Stop blaming the trucker and theorize what the caravaner should/could have done to avoid the situation..... Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff